The document discusses the skills needed for researchers to adapt to the future demands of digital research. It outlines several roles that may be important for future researchers, including information manager, data manager, technologist, PR manager, and project manager. It also summarizes findings from a study on the research behaviors of doctoral students and barriers they face. Key needs identified include training researchers in research data management and data skills to help address issues around data sharing, reproducibility, and making the most of digital tools and resources.
Big Data for the Social Sciences - David De Roure - Jisc Digital Festival 2014Jisc
The analysis of government data, data held by business, the web, social science survey data will support new research directions and findings. Big Data is one of David Willetts’ 8 great technologies, and in order to secure the UK’s competitive advantage new investments have been made by the Economic Social Science Research Council ( ESRC) in Big Data, for example the Business Datasafe and Understanding Populations investments. In this session the benefits of the use of Big Data in social science , and the ESRCs Big Data strategy will be explained by Professor David De Roure.of the Oxford e-Research Centre and advisor to the ESRC.
Big Data for the Social Sciences - David De Roure - Jisc Digital Festival 2014Jisc
The analysis of government data, data held by business, the web, social science survey data will support new research directions and findings. Big Data is one of David Willetts’ 8 great technologies, and in order to secure the UK’s competitive advantage new investments have been made by the Economic Social Science Research Council ( ESRC) in Big Data, for example the Business Datasafe and Understanding Populations investments. In this session the benefits of the use of Big Data in social science , and the ESRCs Big Data strategy will be explained by Professor David De Roure.of the Oxford e-Research Centre and advisor to the ESRC.
Open Science and Ethics studies in SLE researchdavinia.hl
Beardsley, M., Santos, P., Hernández-Leo, D., Michos, K. (2019). Ethics in educational technology research: informing participants in data sharing risks. British Journal of Educational Technology, 50(3), 1019-1034, https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.12781
Beardsley, M., Hernández-Leo, D., Ramirez, R., (2018) Seeking reproducibility: Assessing a multimodal study of the testing effect. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2018, vol. 34, no 4, p. 378-386.
Science as an Open Enterprise – Geoffrey BoultonOpenAIRE
Science as an Open Enterprise – Geoffrey Boulton, University of Edinburgh.
University of Minho Open Access Seminar & OpenAIRE Interoperability Workshop (7 Feb. 2013) - Session: Open Science, Open Data and Repositorie.
A presentation to the World Nutrition Summit 2021 (Cape Town, March 4-6) on how low-carb activists and insulin resistance scholars can make responsible contributions through their digital voices.
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Workshop delivered by Alison McNab & Andy Tattersall at the Northern Collaboration 2017 Conference at the University of York on 8 September 2017.
This workshop gave delegates an overview of the digital research landscape, an introduction to tools and resources to tame the landscape, the opportunity to consider the skillsets required in the context of their own workplace, and an introduction to the research technologist manifesto.
Paper was presented at European Survey Research Association 2013, in the session Research Data Management for Re-use: Bringing Researchers and Archivists closer.
InfoFest Kent 2017: Your Digital Footprint and Managing an Appropriate Online...UKC Library and IT
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Research in Distance Education: impact on practice conference, 27 October 2010. Presentation in Supporting Teaching and Learning Strand by Dr Joanna Newman from the British Library: Supporting researchers at the British Library.
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The Knowledge Exchange has published the report ‘𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙚: 𝙈𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝙚𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥’.
The report presents how the Openness Profile can help address existing gaps in the assessment of Open Science in relation to issues such as:
• The need to accelerate the transition to Open - operationalising and normalising open scholarship practices has proven challenging.
• Conflicting ambitions combined with strong network effects that punish those who deviate from sector norms around research assessment and practice.
• The economic nature of challenges, either financial or relating to actors’ incentives, associated with the transition to open scholarship.
• Distortion of researcher behaviour due to over-reliance on traditional metrics.
• Underfunded and underdeveloped funder grant information systems. Poor adoption of PIDs and little to no interoperability with downstream stakeholders.
• Key contributors to the academic knowledge ecosystem being under-recognised
• Research being organised with ‘well defined’ rules that do not include ‘open’-related criteria.
The potential to improve open research evaluation practice as well as the requirements to implement the Openness Profile are addressed, including recommendations for stakeholders.
Presentation during the 14th Association of African Universities (AAU) Conference and African Open Science Platform (AOSP)/Research Data Alliance (RDA) Workshop in Accra, Ghana, 7-8 June 2017.
Open Science and Ethics studies in SLE researchdavinia.hl
Beardsley, M., Santos, P., Hernández-Leo, D., Michos, K. (2019). Ethics in educational technology research: informing participants in data sharing risks. British Journal of Educational Technology, 50(3), 1019-1034, https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.12781
Beardsley, M., Hernández-Leo, D., Ramirez, R., (2018) Seeking reproducibility: Assessing a multimodal study of the testing effect. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2018, vol. 34, no 4, p. 378-386.
Science as an Open Enterprise – Geoffrey BoultonOpenAIRE
Science as an Open Enterprise – Geoffrey Boulton, University of Edinburgh.
University of Minho Open Access Seminar & OpenAIRE Interoperability Workshop (7 Feb. 2013) - Session: Open Science, Open Data and Repositorie.
A presentation to the World Nutrition Summit 2021 (Cape Town, March 4-6) on how low-carb activists and insulin resistance scholars can make responsible contributions through their digital voices.
The digital transformation of research supportAlison McNab
Workshop delivered by Alison McNab & Andy Tattersall at the Northern Collaboration 2017 Conference at the University of York on 8 September 2017.
This workshop gave delegates an overview of the digital research landscape, an introduction to tools and resources to tame the landscape, the opportunity to consider the skillsets required in the context of their own workplace, and an introduction to the research technologist manifesto.
Paper was presented at European Survey Research Association 2013, in the session Research Data Management for Re-use: Bringing Researchers and Archivists closer.
InfoFest Kent 2017: Your Digital Footprint and Managing an Appropriate Online...UKC Library and IT
Social media use can have a great impact on professionals, both positive and negative. Here are some strategies for using it wisely and making the most of the opportunities it offers.
Research in Distance Education: impact on practice conference, 27 October 2010. Presentation in Supporting Teaching and Learning Strand by Dr Joanna Newman from the British Library: Supporting researchers at the British Library.
Research Evaluation in an Open Science contextHilda Muchando
The Knowledge Exchange has published the report ‘𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙚: 𝙈𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝙚𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥’.
The report presents how the Openness Profile can help address existing gaps in the assessment of Open Science in relation to issues such as:
• The need to accelerate the transition to Open - operationalising and normalising open scholarship practices has proven challenging.
• Conflicting ambitions combined with strong network effects that punish those who deviate from sector norms around research assessment and practice.
• The economic nature of challenges, either financial or relating to actors’ incentives, associated with the transition to open scholarship.
• Distortion of researcher behaviour due to over-reliance on traditional metrics.
• Underfunded and underdeveloped funder grant information systems. Poor adoption of PIDs and little to no interoperability with downstream stakeholders.
• Key contributors to the academic knowledge ecosystem being under-recognised
• Research being organised with ‘well defined’ rules that do not include ‘open’-related criteria.
The potential to improve open research evaluation practice as well as the requirements to implement the Openness Profile are addressed, including recommendations for stakeholders.
Presentation during the 14th Association of African Universities (AAU) Conference and African Open Science Platform (AOSP)/Research Data Alliance (RDA) Workshop in Accra, Ghana, 7-8 June 2017.
Immersive informatics - research data management at Pitt iSchool and Carnegie...Keith Webster
A joint presentation by Liz Lyon and Keith Webster on providing education for librarians engaged in research data management. This was delivered at Library Research Seminar VI, at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign in September 2014. The presentation looks at a class delivered by Lyon at the University of Pittsburgh's iSchool in 2014, and the related needs for immersive training opportunities amongst experienced practicing librarians, using Carnegie Mellon University's library, led by Webster, as a case study.
From Open Data to Open Science, by Geoffrey BoultonLEARN Project
1st LEARN Workshop. Embedding Research Data as part of the research cycle. 29 Jan 2016. Presentation by Geoffrey Boulton, University of Edinburgh & CODATA
Susanna Sansone's talk at the "Beyond Open" Knowledge Dialogues/Open Data Hong Kong event on research data, hosted at the Hong Kong Innocentre on Monday 20 November 2017.
Presentation during the 14th Association of African Universities (AAU) Conference and African Open Science Platform (AOSP)/Research Data Alliance (RDA) Workshop in Accra, Ghana, 7-8 June 2017.
High-level Meeting & Workshop on Environmental and Scientific Open Data for Sustainable Development Goals in Developing Countries. Madagascar, 4-6 December 2017
Curating the Scholarly Record: Data Management and Research LibrariesKeith Webster
Presentation at the National Data Service Conference "New Frontiers in Data Discovery: Collaboration with Research Libraries.", Pittsburgh, 20 October 2016
International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention (IJHSSI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of Humanities and Social Science. IJHSSI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Humanities and Social Science, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
Supporting Research Data Management in UK Universities: the Jisc Managing Res...L Molloy
Research data management in the UK: interventions by the Jisc Managing Research Data programme and the Digital Curation Centre. Specifies the importance of academic librarians for RDM. Includes links to openly available training resources. Presentation by L Molloy to ExLibris event, 'Excellence in Academic Knowledge Management', Utrecht, 29 October 2013.
Research process and research data management. Many universities are looking at how they can better serve the needs of researchers. Ken Chad Consulting worked with the University of Westminster to look the needs and attitudes of researchers and admin staff in terms of research data management (RDM). The result led the University to look first at the whole lifecycle and workflows of research administration. This in turn led to the innovative, rapid development of a system to support researchers and admin staff. Presented by Suzanne Enright (University of Westminster) and Ken Chad at the annual UKSG conference in April 2014
Unit 8 - Information and Communication Technology (Paper I).pdfThiyagu K
This slides describes the basic concepts of ICT, basics of Email, Emerging Technology and Digital Initiatives in Education. This presentations aligns with the UGC Paper I syllabus.
We all have good and bad thoughts from time to time and situation to situation. We are bombarded daily with spiraling thoughts(both negative and positive) creating all-consuming feel , making us difficult to manage with associated suffering. Good thoughts are like our Mob Signal (Positive thought) amidst noise(negative thought) in the atmosphere. Negative thoughts like noise outweigh positive thoughts. These thoughts often create unwanted confusion, trouble, stress and frustration in our mind as well as chaos in our physical world. Negative thoughts are also known as “distorted thinking”.
How to Make a Field invisible in Odoo 17Celine George
It is possible to hide or invisible some fields in odoo. Commonly using “invisible” attribute in the field definition to invisible the fields. This slide will show how to make a field invisible in odoo 17.
Students, digital devices and success - Andreas Schleicher - 27 May 2024..pptxEduSkills OECD
Andreas Schleicher presents at the OECD webinar ‘Digital devices in schools: detrimental distraction or secret to success?’ on 27 May 2024. The presentation was based on findings from PISA 2022 results and the webinar helped launch the PISA in Focus ‘Managing screen time: How to protect and equip students against distraction’ https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/managing-screen-time_7c225af4-en and the OECD Education Policy Perspective ‘Students, digital devices and success’ can be found here - https://oe.cd/il/5yV
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
Instructions for Submissions thorugh G- Classroom.pptxJheel Barad
This presentation provides a briefing on how to upload submissions and documents in Google Classroom. It was prepared as part of an orientation for new Sainik School in-service teacher trainees. As a training officer, my goal is to ensure that you are comfortable and proficient with this essential tool for managing assignments and fostering student engagement.
How to Create Map Views in the Odoo 17 ERPCeline George
The map views are useful for providing a geographical representation of data. They allow users to visualize and analyze the data in a more intuitive manner.
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfkaushalkr1407
The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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Tomorrow's Researchers
Matthew Dovey
Jisc Technologies
matthew.dovey@jisc.ac.uk
Skills Needed to Adapt to the Future Demands of Digital Research
2. Digital Roles of the Future Researcher
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Information
Manager
Data
Manager
Technologist
PR
Manager
Project
Manager
3. Information Manager
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Information
Manager
Data
Manager
Technologist
PR
Manager
Project
Manager
4. SCONUL Seven Pillars of Literacy
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6. Researchers ofTomorrow Study
Education for Change, together with The
Research Partnership, was commissioned
by the British Library and JISC to undertake
a ground-breaking study on the research
behaviour of the 'GenerationY' scholar
The study spent three years tracking the
information-seeking behaviour of doctoral
students born between 1982 - 1994;
analysed their habits in online and physical
research environments and assessed how
they used library and information sources,
both on and off line
Over 17,000 doctoral students from more
than 70 higher education institutions
participated in the three annual surveys,
which were complemented by a
longitudinal student cohort study.
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http://explorationforchange.net/index.php/rot-home.html
7. Key Findings
Doctoral students are increasingly reliant on secondary research resources (e.g. journal articles, books),
moving away from primary materials (e.g. primary archival material and large datasets).
Access to relevant resources is a major constraint for doctoral students’ progress. Authentication access
and licence limitations to subscription-based resources, such as e-journals, are particularly problematic.
Open access and copyright appear to be a source of confusion for GenerationY doctoral students, rather
than encouraging innovation and collaborative research.
This generation of doctoral students operate in an environment where their research behaviour does
not use the full potential of innovative technology.
Doctoral students are insufficiently trained or informed to be able to fully embrace the latest
opportunities in the digital information environment.
Key Barriers
»Time Constraints - finding electronic research and getting hold of relevant
resources
»Doctoral students believe that they are insufficiently trained or informed to
enable them to embrace the latest opportunities
»Low awareness and understanding of intellectual property and copyright and
open access
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8. Data ManagerData Scientist
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Information
Manager
Data
Manager
Technologist
PR
Manager
Project
Manager
9. Royal Society - Science as an Open Enterprise Report, 2012
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• ‘how the conduct and communication of science
needs to adapt to this new era of information
technology’.
• ‘As a first step towards this intelligent
openness, data that underpin a journal article
should be made concurrently available in an
accessible database.
• We are now on the brink of an achievable aim: for
all science literature to be online, for all of the
data to be online and for the two to be
interoperable.’
http://royalsociety.org/policy/projects/science-public-enterprise/report/
10. G8 Science Ministers Statement London UK, 12 June 2013
»To the greatest extent and with the fewest constraints possible publicly funded
scientific research data should be open, while at the same time respecting
concerns in relation to privacy, safety, security and commercial interests, whilst
acknowledging the legitimate concerns of private partners.
»Open scientific research data should be easily discoverable, accessible,
assessable, intelligible, useable, and wherever possible interoperable to specific
quality standards.
»To maximise the value that can be realised from data, the mechanisms for
delivering open scientific research data should be efficient and cost effective, and
consistent with the potential benefits.
»To ensure successful adoption by scientific communities, open scientific research
data principles will need to be underpinned by an appropriate policy
environment, including recognition of researchers fulfilling these principles, and
appropriate digital infrastructure.
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Open Scientific Research Data
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11. EU Digital ERA
Optimal circulation, access to and transfer of scientific knowledge
COMMUNICATION FROMTHE COMMISSIONTOTHE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,THE COUNCIL,THE
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ANDTHE COMMITTEE OFTHE REGIONS - A
Reinforced European Research Area Partnership for Excellence and Growth. 17July 2012.
Pilot on Open Research Data in H2020
» Areas of the 2014-2015 Work Programme participating in the Open Research Data Pilot are:
› Future and Emerging Technologies
› Research infrastructures – part e-Infrastructures
› Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies – Information and Communication
Technologies
› Societal Challenge: Secure, Clean and Efficient Energy – part Smart cities and communities
› Societal Challenge: Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw materials –
except raw materials
› Societal Challenge: Europe in a changing world – inclusive, innovative and reflective Societies
› Science with and for Society
› Projects in other areas can participate on a voluntary basis.
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12. Data as New Output of Research
‘technology has enabled data to become the prevalent material and currency of
research. Data, not information, not publications, is rapidly becoming the
accepted deliverable of research.’
Graham Pryor, Observations on the RLUK Reskilling for Research Report
http://www.dpconline.org/newsroom/whats-new/842-whats-new-issue-44-april-
2012
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13. Why Research Data Management?
•Research Excellence & Impact – data will be cited; used by others
including peers, other disciplines, the public, industry, in learning –
ability to meet global challenges; innovate & create new research
areas.
•Research integrity - replication, verification of research,
improvement of methods & results.
•Efficiency - save duplication of research effort, data creation &
therefore costs; ease of access & re-use.
•Managing risks – ability to meet FOI requests; protect reputation.
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14. DUDs
The data centre
under the desk (or
in a back pack) is
not adequate.
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15. Access and
ID management
Standards;
policies;
coordination &
cooperation.
EASY
ACCESS
Data
identifiers
Access &
security
Researcher/
organisational
identifiers
Funders
policies
Deposit
protocols and
infrastructure
Advice &
guidance/good
practice
R@R:
Support
take up of
citation
R@R:UK
Research
Data
Discovery
metadata
R@R: metrics
& usage data
service
DMP
OnLine
R@R:
DMP
registry
Cardio
planning
tool
R@R:
RD Spring
prototypes
UKDS
/Institutional
repositories
R@R: shared
Preservation
Repositories
(metadata)
Digital Curation
Centre
Open
Training
Materials
in Jorum
Shared data
centre
R@R:
comprehensive
tool-kit;
case studies
Sherpa Juliet
Funder policies
R@R:
Journal
Policy
registry
R@R:
EPSRC
support
R@R:
busines
s case
& costs
R@R:
RD Spring
Prototypes, &
BRISSkit
Janet networkCloud and
HPC brokerage
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16. Need forTraining in RDM and Data Skills
‘data skills should be made a core academic competency’
‘data handling [should be] embedded in the curriculum’
‘There is a need to go beyond the workshop and the short
training course, and embed preparation for a professional
(and personal) lifetime of digital data curation within the
academic curriculum.’
Graham Pryor and Martin Donnelly (2009), ‘Skilling up to do data: whose role, whose
responsibility, whose career? IJDC, Issue 2,Volume 4, pp.158-170.
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17. “When you go and look at what scientists are doing, day in and day out, in terms of
data analysis, it is truly dreadful.We are embarrassed by our data!”
Jim Gray, Microsoft
»So what are the priorities?
› 1. Ensuring scientifically valid processing
› 2. Innovative manipulation to create new information
› 3. Effective management of research data
“There is a serious issue of education, training and support at undergraduate,
doctoral and post-doctoral levels”
Geoffrey Boulton (University of Edinburgh)
slide 17
“Its not just curation, retrieving and
integrating data – its also what we do with it!”
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19. Technologist
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Information
Manager
Data
Manager
Technologist
PR
Manager
Project
Manager
20. Holistic Research
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Result
DataSoftware
ValueTransition
'Software is the Modern Language of Science‘
Ed Seidel, NSF
21. “It is important to place a higher value upon the position of
“scientific programmer” and also “data scientist” in the
academic environment and to offer more career opportunities to
these staff. Scientific programmers combine the knowledge of
the …discipline with implementation, optimisation and
parallelisation for high end systems: they are important in
obtaining highly efficient application implementations.
Scientists outside the domains of engineering and the physical
sciences are particularly unlikely to have been exposed to the
necessary skills, and will need special mentoring if they are to
make the most of the opportunities offered by e-Science.”
e-Infrastructure vision for the UK, DBIS, 2012
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25. EUWorkshops Overview
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11-12 March 2013
Corpus Christi College,Oxford, UK
14-15 July 2014
EGI.eu,Amsterdam,The Netherlands
.
• Agenda covered current and future activities among member EU states
toward recognising research technologists and the coordination and support
that delegates felt was needed from the EU
• Discussed current activities across Europe
• Highlighted what has been achieved on the road to recognition of research
technologists, what has worked and what has not worked in member states
• Discussed future activities in the areas of Advocacy, Embedding andTraining
and identified in work already undertaken
• Discussed roles of Data Scientist, Research Software Engineer etc.
• Recommendations fed into H2020 INFRASUPP-4Work Programme
26. Institutional
and funding
council
structures and
policies
ICT facilities
and associated
support
Training
researchers
Transforming
or making
available
research
outputs
Creating
technology
Creating
innovation
Developing
software
Using tools and
e-infrastructure
Data curation
and
management
Services and
solutions
RESEARCH
“SkillsWheel”
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27. Institutional
and funding
council
structures and
policies
ICT facilities
and associated
support
Training
researchers
Transforming
or making
available
research
outputs
Creating
technology
Creating
innovation
Developing
software
Using tools and
e-infrastructure
Data curation
and
management
Services and
solutions
RESEARCH
Researcher
“Researcher”
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28. Institutional
and funding
council
structures and
policies
ICT facilities
and associated
support
Training
researchers
Transforming
or making
available
research
outputs
Creating
technology
Creating
innovation
Developing
software
Using tools and
e-infrastructure
Data curation
and
management
Services and
solutions
RESEARCH
ICT Capable
Researcher
“ICT-skilled
Researcher”
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29. Institutional
and funding
council
structures and
policies
ICT facilities
and associated
support
Training
researchers
Transforming
or making
available
research
outputs
Creating
technology
Creating
innovation
Developing
software
Using tools and
e-infrastructure
Data curation
and
management
Services and
solutions
RESEARCH
Specialist Support
“IT Support”
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30. Institutional
and funding
council
structures and
policies
ICT facilities
and associated
support
Training
researchers
Transforming
or making
available
research
outputs
Creating
technology
Creating
innovation
Developing
software
Using tools and
e-infrastructure
Data curation
and
management
Services and
solutions
RESEARCH
Research
Technologist
Support &
Knowledge Transfer
“Research
Technologist”
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31. PR Manager
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Information
Manager
Data
Manager
Technologist
PR
Manager
Project
Manager
32. Research has a cast list
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Career of the Future: Data Scientist Study Results Infographic
EMC2 : http://www.emc.com/microsites/bigdata/infographic.htm
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33. “Scientific fraud is rife: it's time to stand up for good science”
“Science is broken” Examples:
psychology academics making up data,
anaesthesiologistYoshitaka Fujii with 172 faked articles
Nature - rise in biomedical retraction rates overtakes rise in published
papers
This week,
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“economists have been astonished to find that a
famous academic paper often used to make the case
for austerity cuts contains major errors. Another
surprise is that the mistakes, by two eminent Harvard
professors, were spotted by a student doing his
homework”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22223190
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34. Public Participation
Tim Gowers - crowd-sourced mathematics
An unsolved problem posed on his blog. 32 days – 27 people – 800
substantive contributions Emerging contributions rapidly
developed or discarded Problem solved! “Its like driving a car
whilst normal research is like pushing it”
Citizen Science
Galaxy Zoo: Hubble
Solar Storm Watch
Old Weather
Whale FM
Ancient Lives
Fold It (creating protein molecules)
SETI (extra terrestrial intelligence)
Etc.
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35. The Open DigitalWorld is HighlyVisible
Public Engagement with Science
»Citizen Science
»Public Critique
› “Climate-gate”
› Tree rings data
»Scrutiny of public funding
Persistence of Digital Footprint
»Social network embarrassments
»Working in the public eye
»Digital information cannot easily be revoked
Need for skills for conduct and communication with the general public not
just peers
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36. Digital Roles of the Future Researcher
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Information
Manager
Data
Manager
Technologist
PR
Manager
Project
Manager
37. Gateway for Higher Education
The G4HE project aims to engage with the BIS-funded RCUK Gateway to Research
(GtR) initiative to improve the information exchange between HEIs and the
Research Councils.The project will develop tools and interfaces to allow both
human and machine access to data held on GtR, and elsewhere where that is
required.The tools and interfaces will be based on validated use-cases shown to
have specific and demonstrable value to HEIs, and will be subject to robust
assurance on both quality and sustainability criteria.The use cases will be used to
prioritise which data improvements should be addressed and what value this
delivers for universities.
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38. Jisc Futures Co-design
»In 2010 we defined digital literacies as: those
capabilities which fit someone for living, learning and
working in a digital society
»It’s a much-disputed term, but the concept struck a
chord in the sector, especially from 2012-13 onwards
»Now in 2014 we’re being asked to address ‘digital
capability’ in the HE and FE sectors as a priority
challenge
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Building Digital Capability
39. Building digital capability
»Need emerged from sector consultation
»Running mid-2014 to end 2015
»Covers a wide range of roles, including researchers
»Building on the work of the Jisc developing digital literacies programme,
whichVitae participated in
»Digital capability framework will be pulled together in collaboration with
bodies likeVitae, building on existing frameworks such as the RDF and
others in the research space
»Diagnostic tools will include those for researcher skills – simple example at
http://bit.ly/researcherquiz
»Staff-student partnerships can be particularly effective with research
students
»Find out more at http://digitalcapability.jiscinvolve.org/
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40. Building digital capability
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Digital
capability
framework
Diagnostic
tools
Leadership
development
MOOC
Staff-student
partnerships
Underpinning
layer
Models and
examples of
impact
assessment
Stakeholder
engagement
Presentation layer
(toolkit, resources
and guidance)
… fitting into a wider eco-system of RDM activity – just shows how one single strand of Jisc activity becomes extremely complex…
Pick out DCC ~90% Jisc-funded